DOCTOR RIVER WHAT'S UP DOC?

In this column, Jessie addresses some commonalities when dealing with head injuries and shares advice on how to recover fully from concussions.

By Dr. Jessie Stone

CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT Types of traumatic brain injury (concussions) Head trauma from kayaking (or scouting) is something that many paddlers have experienced in one form or another. As head injuries vary tremendously from person to person, easy prescriptive care for treating and managing head trauma and concussions is not available, making concussions hard to manage.The bottom line is that each head injury must be treated and addressed individually. Below are some guidelines to help navigate this complex problem. WHAT IS A CONCUSSION, AND HOW DO I KNOW IF I HAVE ONE? The old idea that being knocked out was the definition of sustaining a concussion is long gone, though it's amazing how many concussions James Bond suffered using that definition! The current definition of a concussion is any hit, bump, or ding to the head…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, Winter 2022

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